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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      42,755</td>
<td class="r data">      25,651</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">      13,657</td>
<td class="r data">       9,578</td>
<td class="r data">    70.1</td>
<td class="r data">      29,098</td>
<td class="r data">      16,073</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      51,460</td>
<td class="r data">      28,665</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
<td class="r data">      16,980</td>
<td class="r data">      11,165</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">      34,480</td>
<td class="r data">      17,500</td>
<td class="r data">    50.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      56,219</td>
<td class="r data">      28,106</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,742</td>
<td class="r data">      11,938</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
<td class="r data">      36,477</td>
<td class="r data">      16,168</td>
<td class="r data">    44.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      55,036</td>
<td class="r data">      24,757</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,821</td>
<td class="r data">      11,028</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
<td class="r data">      35,215</td>
<td class="r data">      13,729</td>
<td class="r data">    39.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      55,032</td>
<td class="r data">      22,783</td>
<td class="r data">    41.4</td>
<td class="r data">      20,040</td>
<td class="r data">      10,404</td>
<td class="r data">    51.9</td>
<td class="r data">      34,992</td>
<td class="r data">      12,379</td>
<td class="r data">    35.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      50,256</td>
<td class="r data">      18,979</td>
<td class="r data">    37.8</td>
<td class="r data">      19,170</td>
<td class="r data">       9,027</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
<td class="r data">      31,086</td>
<td class="r data">       9,952</td>
<td class="r data">    32.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      45,082</td>
<td class="r data">      16,665</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,254</td>
<td class="r data">       8,237</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
<td class="r data">      26,828</td>
<td class="r data">       8,428</td>
<td class="r data">    31.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      33,174</td>
<td class="r data">      12,714</td>
<td class="r data">    38.3</td>
<td class="r data">      14,404</td>
<td class="r data">       6,612</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
<td class="r data">      18,770</td>
<td class="r data">       6,102</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      13,001</td>
<td class="r data">       5,070</td>
<td class="r data">    39.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,121</td>
<td class="r data">       2,795</td>
<td class="r data">    45.7</td>
<td class="r data">       6,880</td>
<td class="r data">       2,275</td>
<td class="r data">    33.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,460</td>
<td class="r data">         557</td>
<td class="r data">    38.2</td>
<td class="r data">         834</td>
<td class="r data">         369</td>
<td class="r data">    44.2</td>
<td class="r data">         626</td>
<td class="r data">         188</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      42,474</td>
<td class="r data">      25,536</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">      13,522</td>
<td class="r data">       9,492</td>
<td class="r data">    70.2</td>
<td class="r data">      28,952</td>
<td class="r data">      16,044</td>
<td class="r data">    55.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      51,169</td>
<td class="r data">      28,548</td>
<td class="r data">    55.8</td>
<td class="r data">      16,842</td>
<td class="r data">      11,077</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">      34,327</td>
<td class="r data">      17,471</td>
<td class="r data">    50.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      55,976</td>
<td class="r data">      28,022</td>
<td class="r data">    50.1</td>
<td class="r data">      19,641</td>
<td class="r data">      11,874</td>
<td class="r data">    60.5</td>
<td class="r data">      36,335</td>
<td class="r data">      16,148</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      54,794</td>
<td class="r data">      24,673</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,716</td>
<td class="r data">      10,969</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
<td class="r data">      35,078</td>
<td class="r data">      13,704</td>
<td class="r data">    39.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      54,744</td>
<td class="r data">      22,705</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
<td class="r data">      19,926</td>
<td class="r data">      10,353</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
<td class="r data">      34,818</td>
<td class="r data">      12,352</td>
<td class="r data">    35.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      49,977</td>
<td class="r data">      18,888</td>
<td class="r data">    37.8</td>
<td class="r data">      19,046</td>
<td class="r data">       8,967</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
<td class="r data">      30,931</td>
<td class="r data">       9,921</td>
<td class="r data">    32.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      44,819</td>
<td class="r data">      16,584</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,135</td>
<td class="r data">       8,178</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
<td class="r data">      26,684</td>
<td class="r data">       8,406</td>
<td class="r data">    31.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      32,963</td>
<td class="r data">      12,644</td>
<td class="r data">    38.4</td>
<td class="r data">      14,307</td>
<td class="r data">       6,561</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
<td class="r data">      18,656</td>
<td class="r data">       6,083</td>
<td class="r data">    32.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      12,934</td>
<td class="r data">       5,044</td>
<td class="r data">    39.0</td>
<td class="r data">       6,088</td>
<td class="r data">       2,775</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
<td class="r data">       6,846</td>
<td class="r data">       2,269</td>
<td class="r data">    33.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,446</td>
<td class="r data">         550</td>
<td class="r data">    38.0</td>
<td class="r data">         825</td>
<td class="r data">         364</td>
<td class="r data">    44.1</td>
<td class="r data">         621</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         280</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         291</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    40.2</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    63.4</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">    14.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    56.2</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         286</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">    27.3</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
<td class="r data">         173</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    20.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    15.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         211</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    33.2</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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